Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,369, William Dougherty, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Dougherty, William
S. 1636.9
Carded
CONTENTS

6546 Kentucky
William Dougherty
of Lincoln Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Kentucky commanded by Captain Paxton of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Virginia line for 6 mos & 5 d
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Feb 1833 — and on the _____ Hundred _____
Arrears to the 4th of Ap. 1832 $30.83 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Jan. 33 $16.25
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Book D, Vol. 4, Page 36 Leob. Miles Clerk
Date of deposit recd in A13

Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
On this 11 th day of February in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty three personally appeared before the Justices of the Lincoln County Court now sitting (it being a court of record established by the Constitution & Laws of said State) William Daugherty a resident of Lincoln County State of Kentucky aged Eighty five years who being sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated
He states that he entered in the service of the United States as a drafted for three months  Volunteer on the day of October in the year 1861 or about that time the present time he cannot state owing to the length of time and having no record by which he can refresh his memory He states that he was attached to Capt John Dexters Company and that he served said Company in Rockbridge County State of Virginia on the front above stated and the Company which he belonged was marched to the mouth of Kanawha where the joined some soldiers who were stationed there commanded by Genl Harn the Colonel he does not recollect any of the other officers that was in command at that place except his Capt and that he remained at that point until the term for which he was drafted expired and then he was together with the balance of the Company was as charged by Genl Harn he states that he never received any further discharge for the above term

He states that when he first entered the service it was in the latter part of the war beginning of Nov say about one year or so before the commencement
He states that he was again drafted for three Months  months as a Militiaman in the service of the united states on the day of Sept r in the year 1879 and that in a few days he joined the company of William Taylor in the county of Rockbridge & state of Virginia and marched from that place to join the army under the command of Genl Washington at Norfolk Virgin and after marching some distance he was compelled to return home owing to the sickness in his family he hired a substitute to serve out the balance of the term for which he was drafted he thinks it was about seven  or eight days from the time he left home until he returned he states that the substitute which he hired was received by the capt and he was discharged by his capt.
He states that he was again for the third time drafted for three months as a Militiaman in the service of the united states on the day of September in the year 1881 or about that time the previous time he does not recollect and in a few days after he was drafted he joined the company of William Moore of the town of Lexington county of Rockbridge & state of Kentucky and in a few days after he joined the aforesaid company they took up the line of march and marched to the siege of

of Little York he does not recollect what other officers except General Washington who commanded the whole of the army at that place he states that he was at the capture of Lord Cornwallis the company that he belonged to was detached to guard the prisoners to Winchester state of Virginia and after landing at that place and after the expiration of the time which he was drafted he was discharged at that place but by what officer he does not recollect He states that he is certain that he served 6 months eleven or eight days as a drafted militiaman after putting the three towns together in the united states service in the Virginia line he states that he received no written discharge for the Lower above described
He states that he has no recollection of any of the regular officers that served in the army on any one of the towers that he was in service he states that he has no documentary evidence and that he has known of no person whose testimony he can prove who can testify to his service he further states more explicitly that he was born in the county of Augusta state of Virginia on the 18 th day of November in the year 1748
and that he was living in the county of Rockbridge state of Virginia when he was called into the service of the united and so continued to live in the same county & state during the three towers which he served and in fact resided in the same county and state until the close of the revolutionary war and then he removed to the state of Kentucky and has since and has resided in the same county every since and still resides in the same then the

James Magill
He states that Samuel Campbell Samuel Duncan the two Robert Lewis are all close neighbors who can and two of them has and will testify to my character and veracity and also their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid William Daugherty
Kentucky Lincoln County ss
We John L Gault a clergyman residing in the county of Lincoln state of Kentucky and Samuel Duncan James Magill residing in the same county & state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Daugherty who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty five years of age that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John L. Gault, Samuel Duncan James Magill

William Dougherty
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Hon R. P. Fletcher

BRIEF in the case of William Dougherty of Lincoln County in the State of Kentucky (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 85 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1777. drafted 3 Private Capt. J. Paxton — Virg a Militia   Sept r 1779. drafted for 3 mos. & served about 8 " Capt. W. Taylor " "   Sept r 1781. drafted 3 " Capt. W. Moore "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? siege of York  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rockbridge County — Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Testimonial evidence alone  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they are duly authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Gordon Examining Clerk.

February 15, 1934
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William Dougherty-S.16369 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Charles H. Drane Clarksville Tennessee
Dear Madam:
The data given below were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16369, based upon the Revolutionary War service of William Dougherty
He was born November 1, 1748 in Augusta County, Virginia, names of his parents not given.
While residing in Rockbridge County, Virginia, William Dougherty served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows: from October, 1777, three months in Captain John Paxton's or Paxton's company; in September, 1779, seven or eight days in Captain William Taylor's company; from September, 1781, three months in Captain William Moore's company, was at the capture of Cornwallis and guarded the prisoners to Winchester, Virginia.
His enlistment in September, 1779, was for three months, but after seven or eight days of service, he had to return home due to sickness in his family, no names given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, February 11, 1833, at which time he was living in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
There are no data in this claim concerning the family of William Dougherty, other than the reference as above noted.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of

pension, the name and address to whom sent and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing all the following data-
William Dougherty Certificate No. 6546 Issued February 28, 1833 Rate $20.55 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Kentucky, Lincoln Co.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he has
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John L. Gantner who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Lincoln and State of Kentucky and that Samuel Duncan & James Magill who has also signed the same are residents in the County of Lincoln State of Kentucky and credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
J. D. Camden J.P.
Wm Shanks J.P.
M. A. Stevenson J.P.
Kentucky Lincoln County to wit
I Thomas Hylton Clerk of the Lincoln County court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Daugherty for a pension and that John L. Camden William Shanks & M. A. Stevenson

whose names are subscribed to the foregoing certi- ficate are acting Justices of the Peace in Lincoln County & compose the court, that their signa- tures annexed are their genuine signatures In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my office this 12 th day of February eighteen hundred & thirty two. Attest
Thomas Helms Clerk

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Dougherty which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Answers to each are found in the Declaration
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

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Mr. Fletcher

February 13, 1934
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Mrs. Charles H. Drane Clarksville, Tennessee
John Daugherty, S. 55898 William Dougherty, S. 16369
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John and William Dougherty, of Virginia, both of whom received pensions.
Their records are furnished herewith as found in claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

June 10, 1931
Mrs. Ray Woodard Saguache Colorado
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16369, that William Dougherty was born, November 1, 1748, in Augusta County, Virginia.
While residing in Rockbridge County, Virginia, he served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows: from October, 1777, three months in Captain John Paxton's or Paxton's company; in September, 1779, seven or eight days in Captain William Taylor's company; from September, 1781, three months in Captain William Moore's company and was at the capture of Cornwallis and guarded the prisoners to Winchester, Virginia.
He stated that his enlistment in September, 1779, was for three months, but after seven or eight days of service he had to return home due to sickness in his family, no names given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 11, 1833, at which time he was living in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
There are no data as to his family other than the reference as above noted.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Dougherty a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct. 1777 3 mos. Pvt. John Payton ✓ Va.   Sept. 1779 728 days William Taylor ✓   Sept. 1781 3 mos. William Moore ✓        
Battles engaged in, Capture of Cornwallis Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rockbridge Co. Va. Date of application for pension, July 11 1853 His claim was al. Residence at date of application, Lincoln Co. Ky. Age at date of application, b. in Augusta Co. Va. Nov. 1 1748.
Remarks: No data as to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

CLarksville, Tennessee Jan. 29, 1934.
Mr. A. D. Hiller Assistant to Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Hiller:-
In "Kentucky Revolutionary Pensioners and Soldiers" I find the following:--
✓ " Dougherty , John ? Doherty? pri. Va. Line 9-6- 1820 6-30-1820 age 78
✓ Wm. Dougherty , pri. Va. mil. 2-28-1833-34 1831 age 87"
As the Doughertys of Virginia and Kentucky were my people I am writing to ask if you will be so good as to send me the complete records of these two men.
Thanking you , I am
Yours very truly,
signature Lucy Gracey Drane
( Mrs. Chas. H, )

Saguache, Colo. April 29, 1931
Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions Washington -
Dear sir:-
Do you find a Revolutionary War pension claim for a William Dougherty , or a Robert Dougherty from Virginia, and born about 1759?
Very truly yours,
Mr. Ray Woodard.
P.S. This Dougherty is supposed to have emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky.

16.369 INVALID.
1913 Nov. 25 Miss Maud Gushan History of Service V.L.M. Letter in P.S. 8735 John Hoff- man V.L.M. 1931 June 10 High L. Nurs. Ray Woodard cress 1934 Feb. 15 Sust. L. Nurs. Chas. H. Crane Jr.
File No. 16,369
William Dougherty
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. A , Page 101
[Arrangement of 1870.]